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Feb

2011

10:31am, EST

Rice on the road, rice in the air

Beawiharta / Reuters

A worker spreads rice on a road in order for the rice to dry faster near Indramayu town in Indonesia's West Java province on Feb. 1.

Beawiharta / Reuters

A farmer throws rice paddy seedlings near Indramayu town in Indonesia's West Java province on Feb. 1.

By David R Arnott, NBC News

Reuters photographer Beawiharta took these images for a story on rising food prices in Indonesia, and I think he did pretty well with an unpromising subject.

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Matthew Breitbart

I have to agree with David. This is a great image with a great moment detailing a fleeting moment that is a part of the way of life in farming and a great capture of an aspect of the human condition.